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Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 9:04 PM Sep. 16, 2025 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM PDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected. Seas 4 to 5 ft and north winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. * WHERE...In the Main Channel of the Columbia River Bar. * WHEN...From 3 PM Wednesday to 5 AM PDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft, especially when operating near to, or attempting to cross, the Columbia River Bar. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...First ebb current of 2.24 kt at 118 PM Tuesday with seas to 5 ft. Second ebb current of 4.77 kt at 138 AM Wednesday with seas to 4 ft. Third ebb current of 2.78 kt at 222 PM Wednesday with seas to 5 ft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Small Craft Advisory means that wave conditions are expected to be hazardous to small craft in the vicinity of the Columbia River Bar. Mariners are advised to obtain the latest bar conditions from the United States Coast Guard before attempting to cross the bar. &&
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